Apple to ban location tracking software that sold data to U.S. militaryApple and Google are both kicking a tracking firm from their platforms.
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Apple and Google are banning X-Mode Social Inc. from their operating systems.
The companies discovered that the firm was selling location data to the U.S. military.
Reported by The Wall Street Journal, Apple and Google are banning data broker X-Mode Social In.c from collecting any location data from any device running their operating systems. Each company informed developers that they must remove X-Mode's tracking software from their apps or potentially lose access to offer their apps on the App Store or the Google Play Store.
The ban came in response to learning that X-Mode was collecting information from apps and selling it to contractors that worked with the United States military. While Apple is giving developers two weeks to remove the tracking software from their apps, Google is only giving developers seven days to make the change.
In a statement provided by a spokesman, Goog...
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Apple to ban location tracking software that sold data to U.S. military
